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Lepadocystis moorei

Rhombifera - Callocystitidae

Taxonomy
Lepocrinites moorei was named by Meek (1871).

It was recombined as Meekocystis moorei by Jaekel (1899); it was recombined as Lepadocrinus moorei by Cumings (1908); it was recombined as Lepadocystites moorei by Decker (1931); it was recombined as Lepadocystis moorei by Bather (1913) and Bassler and Moodey (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Lepocrinites moorei Meek p. 296
1899Meekocystis moorei Jaekel pp. 278 - 279 fig. 58
1908Lepadocrinus moorei Cumings p. 727 figs. pi. 4, figs. 6-6b
1913Lepadocystis moorei Bather p. 431 fig. 39
1931Lepadocystites moorei Decker
1943Lepadocystis moorei Bassler and Moodey p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCallocystitidaeBernard 1895
genusLepadocystisCarpenter 1891
speciesmoorei(Meek 1871)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lepadocystis moorei Meek 1871
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Diagnosis
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